Roy Buchanan - Live from Austin TX 

YES come back

Am watching second time in two years buddy ,:-0

Roy and reefer spells relief

Hell yess

@@russellramsay1947 [:-O [:-(

My uncle introduced me to this guy when I was like 13 yes old... it changed me forever!!! God bless this legend in heaven!!!!!

Got it going on.

Absolutely!

Roy was THe best.

Him and Steve cropper

Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Greg Lake, Terry Kath best guitarists most have never heard of!

Danny gatton

Wish I had seen him back in the day! R.I.P. Roy!

The man flat out gets busy. He never misses. Gritty, no jive, no glitz. He's so listenable. What gumption to sample Hendrix. He can back it up. One of the more soulful Euro-American purveyors of roots music. He respects what he is drawing on and it comes through in his authentic presentation and musicianship. I hope he knew how talented, liked, and respected he was. RIP, for real.

I've dug Roy Buchanan for decades.

I've always liked this guy's playing. I get sad at 56, that when I was a child of 7 beginning on the guitar, that there was no instant accessibility to video like this, like we have nowadays.

I don’t know how he made Twin Reverb scream and distort like this. It must be flat out and killing some sitting in front of it. But that tone is another level.

ya know i gotta agree -- must say i tried to get into danny gatton but just couldnt -- no doubt an incomparable talent -- but the majority of his stuff consisted of hey - look at how fast i can play -- not much of it was as listenable to me as roys music -- just me tho

Other camera angles are good too. Just because they’re filming doesn’t mean they ain’t enjoying it

Concerts were awesome back then.

I was back in that era. You are right about how cool it was, in retrospect, to not have phones/cameras EVERYWHERE ALL THE FREAKING TIME!!!

You can be just put your phone back in your pocket

Excellent observation.... Maybe that's why I can remember so many of the great old concerts so well; wasn't twiddling with a phone!

Lots of guitarists tapped before EVH, he just to another level. Roy was a monster.

So well said.

Amen brother!

We know there are atleast 87 scumbags on this planet

87 thumbs down are probably abba fans screw them roy was genius seen him in Dallas couple days after this show

87 dead deaf folks thumbs downed a master, €¥¶∆ them

Those 87 are tone deaf

Because they never picked up a axe

No argument here, except under-appreciated by the general R&R populace because like most bluesmen, they aren't "commercial". Guitarists & other musicians knew what a guitar God he was. That said, those of us who grew up in the 60's had a greater appreciation for the blues, thanks to the Brit guitarists whole idolized American bluesmen.

tonymckenziecom we've got greg koch ;)

He does kind of use some gimmicks but they're very unique to him

They're musical gimmicks as well

He wasn't BECAUSE he played what he wanted and how he wanted. Shame though, he was THE BEST!

I think by " gimmicks" he's talking about guitar tricks that have become common in the progressive and metal genres. Those tricks hadn't been invented when Roy was still around.

Could not agree more my friend , i've seen countless players from countless genres and everything taken into account Roy was the greatest and most skilled , natural ability guitar play of all time . Such a waste of talent .

He could play it in his sleep and was very underrated.

Him and Jerry Garcia are in a class of their own for me

Alfhaley i think Hot Wires is his best.

Man! 37 times? I feel lucky just to know who he was. Better than SRV, Johnny Winter, and I think even the great Jimi. A true force of nature.

@@albertflores6534 The late Terry Kath of Chicago...

@@albertflores6534 Why does every douchebag try and rank the greats?

@@sgt.thundercok4704 agreed

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I agree100%. I saw Rory in action and he was brilliant. Rory knew all about Roy's super skill. I know he wanted to see him play live. Maybe Rory might have been influced by a Roy. Wonder legacy left by both young men.RIP

Or he's coked up.

Bit of column A, bit of column B

YESSS.!!!

did the what you call creator, play a telecaster ? ..

Amen and Bravo!

He could rip your soul to pieces. he knew the secrets

Rory Gallagher was better in my opinion but Roy is right up there

Roy did it all first .. al the best came to listen a nd learn from roy .. on road at 13 in the 50s ... tutored robbie roberson ... and he thought seeing hendrix was a let down ... he could do all that and more with no pedals unlike hendrix ... he was the origanal tele master ..

How do you know he was a tortured soul? Did you tour with him?

@@boomer1954ful Good Question - maybe he did not take his own life

@@boomer1954ful he struggled with drug addiction and depression for years and eventually killed himself

Chicken Pickin; it is a technique perfected by him.

Titan of Technique

​@@knowmusicman157His middle name should have been Technique . His blood and DNA were Technique. What a waste of pure talent

AVolume swells and violin effect

You must know fuck all about guitar then

Than John McLaughlin or Albert Lee!!!!

@@alandonnelly5678 How about Paco?

@@paulettenuss964 Not near as much as you obviously. Here's to ya...G F Y S!

That's why he's the master of the Tellicaster

Bass - Jack Black's Ghost

Thanks for clarifying , I thought it was Dan Akroyd on the bass !

And your mother among them all.

pick up band?

Thank you very much

🔊🎶Gary Moore did a grand version of his song;"The Messiah Will Return."🔊🎵

Couldnt agree more .. such a beautiful piece .. yes a tear each time , especially cause we lost such a legend to soon , what would he be now .. sad , just like SRV ...

Along with Beck's Cause We Ended As Lovers.

@@TheBuddyShowWorldwide that song was dedecated to roy from jeff ... after roy wrote a song about Beck called ... my friend jeff .. think .. cause we ended as lovers might been written by S Wonder ,, and he and beck both dedecated the song to roy .. thats why it sounds so buchanan ish ...

@@TheBuddyShowWorldwide song was dedicated to roy by both on becks ... blow by blow ..

The good do die young. Check out Tommy Bolin.

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There is a performance on RU-vid video where he gets a wah effect without the use of any pedal. Not sure which video.

He controlled tone and vol at same time. He sucked every nuance out that Tele. I bet when he died that Tele cried litterary.

@@loopdawgg hell ya I remember watching Danny play with a beer bottle and towel and being blown away. I personally believe Rory Gallagher is the most underrated guitarist. Hes imo the greatest ever and is rarely talked among the top 5 of all time. Rory should consistently be in the conversation with Hendrix, Clapton, Page, etc. He also played slide and acoustic better than anyone.

I say the name, nothing but blank stares. I play the music, nothing but awe.

The contemporary equivalent would be David kid Ramos I think. There are underrated players, but not enough

The term underrated is overused.

No offense intended at my objection to the adjective “underrated”. I’d suggest “underknown” or “unknown”. Those who know of him certainly “rate” him quite highly, no? Sadly, like an equally “unknown” guitarist, Danny Gatton, both suffered the same fate of suicide. They were both amazing musicians.

Metal heads have nothing on any guitarist who plays melodically and with taste and Roy did that naturally.

Malcolm Lucas on the Hammond.

It's said that when Brian Jones died, the first person Mick and Keith called to replace him was Roy. I can imagine Roy on the phone, "The Rolling Stones, Yea, I heard of you guys. You had a song about contentment or something. Hey thanks for the offer fellas, but my wife is revving up the chevy - she's driving me to a gig at the Dew Drop Inn - down the street. It's $25 plus we're gonna pass the hat. Gotta go, bye."

​@@brahmburgersa wage for a sage! 😂🎉 And utterly deserved.

It is the best hey Joe. Just for grins though, check buckwheat zydeco hey Joe. Rip roy

Hey Joe? Hear Willy DeVille`s version

Check also Robin TROWER (called in the blues community the White Hendrix)

He's a true Master of the Telecaster

Sony the one and only!

Yeah is pretty good buddy ,:-0 👍👍

Do you reckon Stevie Ray was at this? ,:-0

Gumbi, I hope you are feeling more CHIPPER, and a little less reflective, than you did at the time of your comment. It's all cyclical.... and every dog has its day! Back then, we certainly did get to hear some of the BEST, most creative, talented, serotonin-raising, music ever! Unfortunately some of the idiotic politics that were creeping in back then - have metastasized into a severe disease now.

Listen, the world has changed for sure. You were all doing the best you could. We got it from here and there's those of us out there that still appreciate a good blues guitar ass kickin. Humanity is going to persevere.

Getting old ain't for the frail It blows

@@1369buddy You got that right. My mind still says, "Hey, let's go skiing, let's go hang-gliding". My body says' "Ah, shut up and go take a nap!"

Sorry dude. I'm 73 and I'm not turning this world over to the next generation yet. I didn't live according to the whims and fads and neither did anyone I hung out with or even knew. And FYI if you are still thinking those were the days when Music was MUSIC then you obviously didn't procreate and have children and grand-children to turn you on to all the great music that has been performed since the "good old days" when you were happy. We are blessed to have the music from every past generation along with music by those who were influenced by it and duplicated it or enhanced it or changed it. And top it off with the music from every other country and culture past and present that is available to us. My recommendation to you is to go out and listen to some live music. And be sure to smile at the younger folk you meet.

@Dr. Hannibal Lester l hear ya. I also believe the police killed him.

Had similar experience with him...Our soul's melded n he let me know with haunting gaze that he recognized that we could both could care e less about "all this"...Hop Sing's Club Venice CA circa early '80's...

@Dr. Hannibal Lester Bull fucking shit.. The police killed him in custody n blamed it on suicide...

I hear that sadness come out through the guitar. Naked, transparent, yet beautiful. The only guitarist that's ever brought me to tears. I suspect he and I shared some demons, maybe that's why his playing strikes me so hard.

When I watch some of his very early videos, and see him making the guitar SING, the guitar hit notes he could not with his limited voice, but it was saying things on his behalf. I think he was some kind of musical savant! Also, he appears extremely bashful (In an industry that requires, what the Stones sing about in 'It's only Rock & Roll': If I could stick my hand in my heart And spill it all over the stage Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya Would you think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? Roy clearly wanted to be more than a farm laborer like his folks. He wanted to get out of his family's one-horse, two tavern, town, during a time in the early 50's when things were Wide-Open for brave and talented acts. But at the same time, he was shy, and chose one of the most ruthless businesses in the entire world to try and make a living from. But deep down, he had to know he had talent...yet that industry can make anyone doubt himself/herself. Nobody talks about it, but I suspect he had some demons too (music & entertainment biz = substances)

You will return to this many times over

Be sure to check out Junior Brown...Roy tossed the baton to him!

been a fan since was abt 13 .. im 60+ now ... since u tube and this being up .. probably wait it once a wk ...so prob abt a 1000 times 😀😂 ... im addicted to this concert ... and ive seen him live... his first 3 records are well worth grabbing plus really allthe rest as well ... he was such an influence on other players .. born 39.. onroad alone at 13 in 52... mentored robbie robertson.. page clapton ,r wood etc all used to come see him whenthey started to learn fromthe master .. jeff beck was a huge fan , roy wrote a song to Beck called .. MY FRIEND JEFF ... to which BECK and s wonder dedecated to roy ... CAUSE WE ENDED AS LOVERS ... and j hendrix was a huge fanand copied him when learning ...unknown but hugely known by the best muscos and us ... people who love that beautiful tone and amazingly emotional guitar talking to you and taking you places ...go search u tube .. plenty of roy .. the 1971 PBS special ..the worlds greatest unknown guitarist is amazing ... plus theres a 4 part ... remembering roy buchanan ...plus lots other concerts ...roys first album , called just ,ROY BUCHANAN , his second lp called ..(funnily enough ) SECOND ALBUM and YOUR NOT ALONE are the first 3 .. amazing .. plus many other records ....excellant cover of joe walshs' ..turn to stone ... last song here .. messiah will come again ... was covered by G Moore (thin lizzy fame ) .. they reckon his(moores) solo in that was one of his best .. (but nothing on roy as it was his song ..) also hes such an amazing player he knows whento let the other band members take the lead and he just kicks back and does beautiful little fill ins ... knows that less is more ... plus that tone .. becks ended as lovers has that buchanan ish tone ... latter song amazing is called 5 string blues .. whenthey recorded it one string broke and he carried on playing .. producer didnt realise since it was absolutely mind blowing .. so they just left it and called it of course .. 5 string blues .. unknown but hugely influencial ... enjoy your new found slice of heaven ... ive been enjoying it for over 45yrs and still do every few days (even acouple tunes ) and routinely watch this to cheer me up ... RIP Roy ... taken way to soon , just when he was on top of his game again ... sad story ... sorry for chewing ya ears of ... just amazed you had never heard of him .. enjoy his music ..

@@sebatianalvarado7171 Cool! Thanks for all the info! Yes he definitely had some kind of magical touch - as a musician, I amazed at guys who look and feel so darn comfortable on stage. RU-vid is pretty incredible for checking out older footage - here's to keeping Roy's legend alive for generations to come. Happy Trails

@@DesignRhythm keeping him alive is exactly our job ... im 60 and some .. i always play roy to people who have never heard him and especially younger people ... and they are always speechless .. love playing him for the youngys .... its our job to keep playing it loud and often ... my neighbours certainly get to hear alot of Roy and SRV ... seen both a few times , both died a few yrs apart too .. glad you think like you do about keeping his amazing music alive ... Enjoy it and enjoy life brother ... be happy cause it will be over before ya know it ...at least got roy to sooth away some of the troubles of life .. CHEERS ROY & RIP mr R Buchanan .. and you have a great week too my new ROY loving friend .... later ...

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You should check out Gabriella Queveda. She plays acoustic and totally different style but she is also very percussive in her playing.

Only ROY ‼️🙏🏻👁

What about Lightnin' Hopkins? He played rhythm,lead, and percussion at the same time.

every note goes right through you , some leaving tears and joy ...

Have you heard Rory Gallagher? Just curious

@@theherbpuffer of course I have

My teacher asked what sort of stuff you want to play , I go : I really like playing the blues suits my brain. What sort of blues mate, I’ll go the Kings or Clapton. Day later he gave me a tape with Roy’s Five string blues. To this day my favourite blues track . I can’t get over that fella. Just stunning, when you love guitar playing

@@mariowanagat1412 I go to my guitar teacher and say I wanna play like Lightnin. Hes like ok so fast? I go no, like Lightnin Hopkins.

Me to

My favorite also ‘Sweet Dreams’.

That tele was on the verge of screaming feedback at all times…. Wonderful control…..

You forgot to mention Malmsteen as well

@@rodge7542 and Bonamassa

​@@rodge7542 Malmsteen? I'm not too sure about that.

I knewb Roy lived in my town. Roy was his own uniqness no comparison to the other guitarists you mentioned.

@@acsjr222 Ok- easy there. I'm sure you know exactly how he buttered his bagel but it really doesn't matter. His style of guitar playing was shared by many players. Its not a knock on him. Blues/country/rock/fusion guitar is passed down. Its not created in a lab.

I am 67 and just learning of him on Pandora. I feel like I've been in a closet. I listen and have experienced many fine Blues artists but this man escaped my notice. I'll need to make up for that.

Check out Danny Gatton.... Both from D.C. and lived together in Nashville

Checking him out now. Thanks for the tip!

Wow Johnny Winter n Roy on same bill...THAT is a show...

Lucky, Lucky you. I saw Johnny and Edgar Winters at the Goose-Lake rock festival.. Mid- 70's.

Le plus grand guitariste inconnu

bang on 👍

I noticed that too - how the keyboardist worked so amazingly WELL with Roy's virtuoso playing... Heck the whole back up band = PRISTINE. GIFTED. WONDERFUL.

And a cord, and what a right hand on picking. Fantastic

his picking is incredibly sloppy and is more a effect than good technique.

How I like it

and two beers

whats with the wtf comment is nobody actual listening to this stuff there are definitely a lot of speedier phrases he has where he goes off the rails and is going for it and its like a effect. Obviously he’s got some stuff that’s executed brilliantly he’s clearly a great player who is well respected and admired for a reason but there are definitely moments where there are some things he does thats where its just noise like that stuff he does where he’s running his hands up and down the neck or over the neck pickup tonthe bridge.